Robert’s and Barrett did as expected
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Subject to the jurisdiction thereof. This excluded citizens of other nations, who were subject to those jurisdictions. By the understanding of the time, it was a means to avoid having a bunch of stateless residents.
Aren't you subject to the jurisdiction by mere fact of being there? If a citizen of Belarus goes to the US, he will be prosecuted, not delivered back to Belarus for jurisdiction.
I remember researching this at the time because this sounded vaguely plausible, but AFAIK this is diplomats and Indian tribes.
As I said, by the understanding of the time. Basically, consider a hypothetical that if you run into trouble over here, you can turn to your home's embassy for help. You have a home jurisdiction that you are a subject of and you are only a visitor here.
Eh, I don't find it very persuasive but I'm glad 4 justices did...